Detroit police said Sunday that they have found no evidence that indicates the fatal stabbing of a Detroit synagogue president this weekend was linked to antisemitism.

Police continue to investigate the death of Samantha Woll, 40, who was found stabbed outside her home Saturday morning, Detroit Police Chief James E. White said in a statement Sunday.

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    1 year ago

    This is a boring statement that’s going to make people think it wasn’t an anti-Semitic attack, when in reality all it means is that the killer didn’t leave some sort of sign. It’s normal not to know the motive until the killer is caught, but let’s be realistic here, I know what I’m expecting.

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      She was killed in her home. It’s way more likely that it was by someone she knows. If anything, that person would be taking advantage of everything going on to make it seem like it’s an anti-semitic attack to get attention off of them as the culprit.

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      I don’t think that’s necessarily always true. There are plenty of scenarios where investigators pretty much know the motive before they find the culprit: robberies, crimes of passion, signs of forced entry, etc. I’m not a cop but whether you an investor sees certain signs will point an investigation in one direction or another. Anchor thinking is always dangerous because it can subconsciously cause someone to discount contradictory evidence.

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      You’re actually expecting to this to be antisemetic?

      I fully expect this to be some “mundane” domestic violence.

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      If it’s to scare Jews, why hide the targetting? If it’s just to kill Jews, why would they stop at one person?

      It seems very improbable to be terrorism